[LSC9901]

Toyota Unleashed During ARCA Testing
By GODWIN KELLY
MOTORSPORTS EDITOR


DAYTONA BEACH -- Stock car history is being made this weekend during the ARCA test at Daytona International Speedway.
Josh Wise, who was just crowned USAC's sprint car national champion, is testing a full-bodied Toyota over the 2.5-mile tri-oval course.
The No. 22 Eddie Sharp Racing Camry is the first Japanese-based race car to turn laps at Daytona in an American stock car series. The NASCAR Nextel Cup Toyotas will test here next month.
Wise, who saw Daytona for the first time Friday, has not absorbed the historical significance of his testing efforts.
"I have so much on my mind that I'm just thinking about keeping it nice and smooth around there," said the 23-year-old driver from Riverside, Calif. "Yeah, this is pretty cool, but I don't ever think about things like that."
The No. 22 is a research and development team for Michael Waltrip Racing, which will field three Toyotas in 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series competition.
The ARCA Re/Max Series and NASCAR Nextel Cup Series run virtually identical equipment. The data numbers recorded here will be taken back to Waltrip Racing and crunched by a slew of engineers.
"This is very cool," said Rick Lantz, Toyota's Busch Series program manager. "This is something we've been looking forward to since the start of the program -- getting a car on the track at Daytona and getting to see how well it performs."
ARCA considers this a rare honor to debut a new manufacturer and its stock car. Generally, car manufacturers like to showcase a new entry in the Daytona 500 and Budweiser Shootout.
The ARCA 200 will be staged Feb. 10 as a prelude to the Shootout at Daytona.
"We give a new manufacturer the option to wait to make that body style legal for ARCA right out of the box," ARCA vice president of competition Joe Wells said.
"The people at Toyota allowed us to come right out of the box with the Camry, which we feel really good about. They are working with our people to make sure they get what they need. It's a very promising start to what we think is a great future."
Wise is the lone Toyota driver for this ARCA test, which concludes today.
Wells and Lantz expect only a handful of the Camrys for the ARCA 200, scheduled Feb. 10. Expect those Toyotas to be fast and competitive.
The Toyota camp is not sandbagging this test session. Wise topped Friday's speed chart and was quickest again Saturday. His best lap Saturday was 181.925 mph.
"We have a heck of a car," Wise said. "You could put any driver here in it and they could go faster than what I did.
"There's a lot of hard work these guys have put into it, and all that hard work is showing at this test."
"Based on what they (Toyota) are throwing at it, I'm not really surprised," Wells said. "I figured they would be very close to the top. They have had a lot of time to prepare and they have done a lot of homework."
The No. 22 team has one garage bay for the car and another for support equipment, plus a technology table with a half dozen laptop computers.
Wise said he realizes this isn't just another test session with just any old stock car.
"The car is getting a lot of looks," he said. "It's pretty neat, the whole deal."
godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com

[Souporscotty]

God, I hate this. The LAST true American sport................

[Quality88]

Grumble, Toyota, Grumble

[wingkey1]

And the standard built in audio service is to be Sirius.

Wouldn't that be the ultimate stake in the heart.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Souporscotty

God, I hate this. The LAST true American sport................

Not anymore !!!

[oncea3fan]

I was watching Micheal Watrip Racing last night, and they showed one toyota COT, it was high off the ground and very bulky looking, being all black you really couldn't see the make of the car .

I must say I am atleast curious to see them run in race conition.

the above artical states they were fastest in testing,Iam sure toyota is throwing a ton of money at this , and might surprise everyone and run up front


we'll see soon!

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by oncea3fan

I was watching Micheal Watrip Racing last night, and they showed one toyota COT, it was high off the ground and very bulky looking, being all black you really couldn't see the make of the car .

I must say I am atleast curious to see them run in race conition.

the above artical states they were fastest in testing,Iam sure toyota is throwing a ton of money at this , and might surprise everyone and run up front


we'll see soon!

The make of the car is now pretty much insignificant. They are all the same except for the decal from the manufacturer.

[lilsexy08]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Toyota Unleashed During ARCA Testing
By GODWIN KELLY
MOTORSPORTS EDITOR


DAYTONA BEACH -- Stock car history is being made this weekend during the ARCA test at Daytona International Speedway.
Josh Wise, who was just crowned USAC's sprint car national champion, is testing a full-bodied Toyota over the 2.5-mile tri-oval course.
The No. 22 Eddie Sharp Racing Camry is the first Japanese-based race car to turn laps at Daytona in an American stock car series. The NASCAR Nextel Cup Toyotas will test here next month.
Wise, who saw Daytona for the first time Friday, has not absorbed the historical significance of his testing efforts.
"I have so much on my mind that I'm just thinking about keeping it nice and smooth around there," said the 23-year-old driver from Riverside, Calif. "Yeah, this is pretty cool, but I don't ever think about things like that."
The No. 22 is a research and development team for Michael Waltrip Racing, which will field three Toyotas in 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series competition.
The ARCA Re/Max Series and NASCAR Nextel Cup Series run virtually identical equipment. The data numbers recorded here will be taken back to Waltrip Racing and crunched by a slew of engineers.
"This is very cool," said Rick Lantz, Toyota's Busch Series program manager. "This is something we've been looking forward to since the start of the program -- getting a car on the track at Daytona and getting to see how well it performs."
ARCA considers this a rare honor to debut a new manufacturer and its stock car. Generally, car manufacturers like to showcase a new entry in the Daytona 500 and Budweiser Shootout.
The ARCA 200 will be staged Feb. 10 as a prelude to the Shootout at Daytona.
"We give a new manufacturer the option to wait to make that body style legal for ARCA right out of the box," ARCA vice president of competition Joe Wells said.
"The people at Toyota allowed us to come right out of the box with the Camry, which we feel really good about. They are working with our people to make sure they get what they need. It's a very promising start to what we think is a great future."
Wise is the lone Toyota driver for this ARCA test, which concludes today.
Wells and Lantz expect only a handful of the Camrys for the ARCA 200, scheduled Feb. 10. Expect those Toyotas to be fast and competitive.
The Toyota camp is not sandbagging this test session. Wise topped Friday's speed chart and was quickest again Saturday. His best lap Saturday was 181.925 mph.
"We have a heck of a car," Wise said. "You could put any driver here in it and they could go faster than what I did.
"There's a lot of hard work these guys have put into it, and all that hard work is showing at this test."
"Based on what they (Toyota) are throwing at it, I'm not really surprised," Wells said. "I figured they would be very close to the top. They have had a lot of time to prepare and they have done a lot of homework."
The No. 22 team has one garage bay for the car and another for support equipment, plus a technology table with a half dozen laptop computers.
Wise said he realizes this isn't just another test session with just any old stock car.
"The car is getting a lot of looks," he said. "It's pretty neat, the whole deal."
godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com

Josh Wise is really nice. I met him at Eldora Speedway and got his autograph in Sept. I have a friend his daughter works for Toyota. I still don't like it and their is nothing anyone can do about Toyota coming in-reality setting in! LOL! My friend who is still looking for a ride for the upcoming ARCA season-hopefully he doesn't get inside a Toyota! LOL!

[nascarfan24]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Toyota Unleashed During ARCA Testing
By GODWIN KELLY
MOTORSPORTS EDITOR


DAYTONA BEACH -- Stock car history is being made this weekend during the ARCA test at Daytona International Speedway.
Josh Wise, who was just crowned USAC's sprint car national champion, is testing a full-bodied Toyota over the 2.5-mile tri-oval course.
The No. 22 Eddie Sharp Racing Camry is the first Japanese-based race car to turn laps at Daytona in an American stock car series. The NASCAR Nextel Cup Toyotas will test here next month.
Wise, who saw Daytona for the first time Friday, has not absorbed the historical significance of his testing efforts.
"I have so much on my mind that I'm just thinking about keeping it nice and smooth around there," said the 23-year-old driver from Riverside, Calif. "Yeah, this is pretty cool, but I don't ever think about things like that."
The No. 22 is a research and development team for Michael Waltrip Racing, which will field three Toyotas in 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series competition.
The ARCA Re/Max Series and NASCAR Nextel Cup Series run virtually identical equipment. The data numbers recorded here will be taken back to Waltrip Racing and crunched by a slew of engineers.
"This is very cool," said Rick Lantz, Toyota's Busch Series program manager. "This is something we've been looking forward to since the start of the program -- getting a car on the track at Daytona and getting to see how well it performs."
ARCA considers this a rare honor to debut a new manufacturer and its stock car. Generally, car manufacturers like to showcase a new entry in the Daytona 500 and Budweiser Shootout.
The ARCA 200 will be staged Feb. 10 as a prelude to the Shootout at Daytona.
"We give a new manufacturer the option to wait to make that body style legal for ARCA right out of the box," ARCA vice president of competition Joe Wells said.
"The people at Toyota allowed us to come right out of the box with the Camry, which we feel really good about. They are working with our people to make sure they get what they need. It's a very promising start to what we think is a great future."
Wise is the lone Toyota driver for this ARCA test, which concludes today.
Wells and Lantz expect only a handful of the Camrys for the ARCA 200, scheduled Feb. 10. Expect those Toyotas to be fast and competitive.
The Toyota camp is not sandbagging this test session. Wise topped Friday's speed chart and was quickest again Saturday. His best lap Saturday was 181.925 mph.
"We have a heck of a car," Wise said. "You could put any driver here in it and they could go faster than what I did.
"There's a lot of hard work these guys have put into it, and all that hard work is showing at this test."
"Based on what they (Toyota) are throwing at it, I'm not really surprised," Wells said. "I figured they would be very close to the top. They have had a lot of time to prepare and they have done a lot of homework."
The No. 22 team has one garage bay for the car and another for support equipment, plus a technology table with a half dozen laptop computers.
Wise said he realizes this isn't just another test session with just any old stock car.
"The car is getting a lot of looks," he said. "It's pretty neat, the whole deal."
godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com

booooooo!
booooooo!
get of the stage!
go home!
no body likes you!
catch a clue!
booooooo!
(toss tomato at toyota)

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by nascarfan24

booooooo!
booooooo!
get of the stage!
go home!
no body likes you!
catch a clue!
booooooo!
(toss tomato at toyota)

For once you and I agree on something.

[nascarfan24]

amen brother
but I don't hate DJ

[lilsexy08]

Originally Posted by nascarfan24

amen brother
but I don't hate DJ

Toss a tomato-good one! Can I throw at least a empty Budweiser can!

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by lilsexy08

Toss a tomato-good one! Can I throw at least a empty Budweiser can!

Lilsexy... Tossing of the Budweiser can is reserved for a Gordon win at a restrictor plate track only.... besides... you can get a little more creative with all the stuff at HOME DEPOT!

[lilsexy08]

Originally Posted by Quality88

Lilsexy... Tossing of the Budweiser can is reserved for a Gordon win at a restrictor plate track only.... besides... you can get a little more creative with all the stuff at HOME DEPOT!

Quality too funny!